Staying Focused: Authorish Thoughts
I'm excited to sit down at my writing table this morning wrapped up in a blanket with my candle burning next to me and the world a snowy heaven of beauty outside. The sunrise is only three minutes away and I can see a film of pale pink clouds to the west. I just finished my devotions where I looked up verses on peace, read part of Jeremiah, and worked on memorizing Philippines. It's been a glorious beginning to Thursday.
The list I have on my authorish plate today looks something like this:
- Blog- Research Mongolia - Work on writing the Friday Series post- Work on edits for WLHYL - Possibly finalize what business the Emerson Family will own- Answer emails
I've barely spent any time on writerly things this week because I've been quite busy with my non-writing job. I enjoy my non-writing job, I really, really do. But it can be overwhelming at times to suddenly look up from dashing full-speed-ahead and realize that there are some elements of my writing that I have to do before the week is over and yikes, I haven't done them and it's already Thursday.
I'm working at figuring out how to get the most of my writing time when I do have room in my schedule to work in an author-ish activity. I am far too apt to wander from project to project and create little inroads that are barely visible instead of digging a chuck out of just one assignment.
As you know I've been working at keeping track of how much time I spend on each task I work on. To make it more fun to keep focused (and to make sure I'm keeping up the pace) I decided that for the next several days I'll post a picture of my completed timeline on my Author Facebook page and Twitter. (By the way, you can look at both of those pages, even if you don't have Facebook and Twitter.) That way I'll have y'all keeping me accountable to stay focused and on track.
The world outside is bright and covered with various shades of white and brown now and the woods to the west are bathed in soft-looking sunlight. A new day has officially begun and I'm excited to see what it holds.
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What are some ways you motive yourself to stay on track?
The list I have on my authorish plate today looks something like this:
- Blog- Research Mongolia - Work on writing the Friday Series post- Work on edits for WLHYL - Possibly finalize what business the Emerson Family will own- Answer emails
I've barely spent any time on writerly things this week because I've been quite busy with my non-writing job. I enjoy my non-writing job, I really, really do. But it can be overwhelming at times to suddenly look up from dashing full-speed-ahead and realize that there are some elements of my writing that I have to do before the week is over and yikes, I haven't done them and it's already Thursday.
I'm working at figuring out how to get the most of my writing time when I do have room in my schedule to work in an author-ish activity. I am far too apt to wander from project to project and create little inroads that are barely visible instead of digging a chuck out of just one assignment.
As you know I've been working at keeping track of how much time I spend on each task I work on. To make it more fun to keep focused (and to make sure I'm keeping up the pace) I decided that for the next several days I'll post a picture of my completed timeline on my Author Facebook page and Twitter. (By the way, you can look at both of those pages, even if you don't have Facebook and Twitter.) That way I'll have y'all keeping me accountable to stay focused and on track.
The world outside is bright and covered with various shades of white and brown now and the woods to the west are bathed in soft-looking sunlight. A new day has officially begun and I'm excited to see what it holds.
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What are some ways you motive yourself to stay on track?
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